A bill that would raise our stat'es minimum wage to $8 an hour beginning next year and then skyrocket all the way up to $8.50 in 2018 made it out of the Senate Labor Committee, barely. By a vote of 4-3 those seven people decided to let their peers actually discuss and vote on whether or not their fellow citizens are being served by an hourly wage that has remained the same for the last seven years. Gov...

]]>http://965kvki.com/senate-to-hear-bill-proposed-to-raise-minimum-wage-in-louisiana-poll/feed/0ThinkstockEdwards Touts Higher Minimum Wage, Education Reform, Medicare Expansion In Opening Remarks To Legislatorshttp://965kvki.com/edwards-touts-higher-minimum-wage-education-reform-medicare-expansion-in-opening-remarks-to-legislators/
http://965kvki.com/edwards-touts-higher-minimum-wage-education-reform-medicare-expansion-in-opening-remarks-to-legislators/#commentsTue, 15 Mar 2016 08:14:18 +0000http://973thedawg.com/?p=334400Continue reading…]]>Governor John Bel Edwards addressed the regular session of the Louisiana Legislature yesterday. Besides the budget gap and TOPS, there are some other issues the Governor would like to see legislators tackle.

]]>http://965kvki.com/battle-over-minimum-wage-has-begun-in-louisiana-legislature/feed/0Kevork Djansezian/Getty ImagesMinimum Wage Goes Up in More than 20 States on January 1, 2015http://965kvki.com/minimum-wage-goes-up-in-more-than-20-states-on-january-1-2015/
http://965kvki.com/minimum-wage-goes-up-in-more-than-20-states-on-january-1-2015/#commentsWed, 31 Dec 2014 14:07:44 +0000http://710keel.com/?p=238691Continue reading…]]>The minimum wage is going up in 21 states and Washington D.C. January 1st.

]]>http://965kvki.com/minimum-wage-goes-up-in-more-than-20-states-on-january-1-2015/feed/0[OP-ED] My Lack of Sympathy for Striking Fast Food Workershttp://965kvki.com/op-ed-my-lack-of-sympathy-for-striking-fast-food-workers/
http://965kvki.com/op-ed-my-lack-of-sympathy-for-striking-fast-food-workers/#commentsFri, 30 Aug 2013 20:54:41 +0000http://710keel.com/?p=178328Continue reading…]]>Now don't get me wrong, I understand that some people are having to work 2 and 3 jobs to make it these days. However, if you are using a single part-time job as your sole form of income for a family of 3 and want people to have some sympathy for you, don't do the following: